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Y H. H. EVERARD.

' DUPLICATE WHIST TRAY. No. 536,198. y Patented Mar. 26, 1895.

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HERBERT II. EvERARD, or KALAMAzoo, MICHIGAN, AssIeNoR To IIILING- BRos.a EvERARD, oF SAME PLACE.

DUPLlcATE-WHISTTRAY.

Y SPECIFICATON forming part of Letters Patent No. 536,198, dated March26, 1895.

' Application filed nach 22, 1894. seria No. 504,620. (No man.)A

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Be it known that I, HERBERT H. EVERARD, a citizen of the United States,residing atthe city of Kalamazoo, in the county of Kalamazoo and Stateof Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDuplicate-Whist Trays,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in Io improvements on the so calledtray shown and described in Patent N o. 462,448, dated No-y vember 3,1891, issued to Cassius M. Paine, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and James L.Sebring, of Kalamazoo, Michigan. The objections, developed `by use, tothis device described and shown in the Paine-Sebring patent are that thecards are liable to become injured and that the bands become soon wornand destroyed, and the band itself affords no material protection to thecards.

My invention consists principally in improvements in the card holders.

The objects of my invention are, first, to provide, in a duplicate whisttray, a more practical and lasting holder for the cards; second, toprovide, in a duplicate whist tray, a holder under which the cards canbe quickly and easily inserted; third, to provide aholder that shallhold cards securely; fourth, to provide a holder that shall be aprotection to the cards when inserted under it. I accomplish theseobjects by the device shown in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a top plan view of the tray embodying my invention. Fig. 2is a sectional view on line 2-2 through the hand of cards and throughthe tray.

Similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout bothviews.

A represents the tar board tray or board in the usual form.

B, B, and B', represent my improved holders.

C is a hand of cards inserted under one of the holders. v index fingerpoints to the hand that is to lead on the duplicate play. The starsindicate the north side ofthe board, and the board should be placed inthis position. The duplicate set 5o is made up of a series of boards -ortrays in the 'same manner as that described in the duplicate whistapparatus, and especially to At the center of the board, an

Paine-Sebring patent above referred to and kis used in the sameway. Thelead finger is printed upon the set pointing to various pointsof thecompass to indicate the lead in succession and takes the place of thelead card shown in the Paine patent.

The springs, B, for holding the cards are attached at each end to thetray. Near the center of each side, one end of the spring is 6o attachedand the spring extends directly toward the center and is attached at itsoppo-l site end near the center. The ends of the spring projectupwardly, and the middle portion is concave and comes down close to theboard. Near the central portion, slight, lateral projections turn outand up leaving/the part of the springwhich presses against the. cards(see Fig. 2) rounded, convex and smooth so that the cards will not beinjured by the 7o spring pressing against them. The spring holds thecards by pressing against the center of the backs of the cards, and thespring being highly polished or very smooth, will hold the cardssecurely and at the same time will not mark or soil them. The lateral`projection being curved outwardly and upwardly makes it very convenientto raise the spring slightly when sliding the cards under, and as theyare slipped under on the rounded, smooth 8o portion of the center, theyare not marred or marked in the least. The spring, B', is a modificationot' this spring, B, and is made of a attened coiled spring. Thisaccomplishes practically the same result on account of its end, or fromthe side, as desired.

The form of this tray is immaterial and can Y be greatly varied..v lhave indicated by dotted lines how the corners can be cut out for thepurpose of economizing material, and the Ioo tray could be cut into anyfanciful shape desired. As will be seen, my improved holders springsattached securely to the board and curved both laterally andlongitudinally so 15 that there is a convex, rounded portion next to theboard to press upon the cards to retain them, for the purpose specified.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presenceof two Wt- 2o nesses.

HEBRERT H. EVERARD. [L 3.]

Vtnesses':

WALTER S. WOOD, M. IRENE LONGYEAR.

